This unique event (inspired by The Moth) premiered at the Opera House last January, drawing a packed house on a frigid evening. Eight local storytellers, ages 21 to 91, each performed a personal story that she had written and rehearsed. The stories were about falling in love, leaving home, why a path to public service, and more. Then in May, seven local women from ages 20 to 94 took the stage to tell their stories on themes such as coming out as gay, dealing with depression and anxiety, and acknowledging white privilege and racism. At both evenings there was intimacy, there was warmth, there was a rapt audience.

On Jan. 31st, each of our speakers will perform a personal story on the topic of standing up and speaking out.

There will be truth-telling, there will be surprises, there will be wine (at intermission). Men are invited, of course!

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The inspiration: Generation Women in NYC

With thanks to Georgia Clark and Generation Women in NYC, who inspired me to bring a storytelling event for women across generations to Maine. As Georgia explains, “Generation Women blends a lively literary salon with the tradition of handing down wisdom from community elders.”

Photos: I performed as Team 60 with Generation Women in October 2017. The first sentence of my story was “I’m 65 and I still have sex… ” and the mostly younger audience went wild. More photos of Generation Women events here.